The AR15 Picture Thread

[ChadL]

My other AR is chambered in 6x6.8 which is pictured below.

 

[MSTN]

I think this rifle - unfinished - looks good enough to photograph, thanks to the just plain good looks of the PROOF Research CFW barrel and Battle Arms Development receiver set done in Tungsten Cerakote. If you look closely, you'll see good number of V Seven titanium parts, too. And how about that VZ G10 pistol grip?

 

[Nemain]

Very nice^ Make sure you post some pics of it complete!
Send me a PM with a price on what something like that would run.

 

[scudzuki]

Aero enhanced upper + keymod h/g
AR15Performance.com 16" SOCOM profile barrel, A2 f/h
80% lower with PSA LPK and Geissele SSA trigger
PSA premium NiB BCG
runs like a champ

 

[NHPiper]

 

[Mackay Sagebrush]

 

[OLI62]

 

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[Wyzrd]

Damn OLI! Nice selection of rifles you got!

 

[N-C]

 

[N-C]

 

[N-C]

 

[SurgeonPredator]

I'll play along. My 18" AR-15. Prototype mono upper / lower and barricade devices designed and manufactured by a friend. Internals and butt stock are made by Oberland Arms. ACOG and ARMS sights, Syrac adjustable low profile gas block.

 

[MSTN]

A lightweight, compact, precision build based off of a Proof Research carbon fiber wrapped 14.5" barrel and a Battle Arms 556-LW receiver set. MSTN N/M DLC coated BCG and PRI Gas Buster. Just about every titanium part V Seven makes. Geissele SSA-E trigger. VZ G10 grip and rail panels. BCM KMR rail with titanium barrel nut. Next Intent Tactical titanium adjustable gas block. SF WarComp pinned and TIG welded. Magpul MOE-SL buttstock. Tungsten Cerakote by Shapeshifter Finishing. I really hated to see this one leave....

 

[big_matt_duq]

That is badass! How much did it weigh?

 

[MSTN]

that is badass! How much did it weigh?

5 lb 9 oz. We could have saved several ounces with a lighter stock and pistol grip, though.

 

[N-C]

A lightweight, compact, precision build based off of a Proof Research carbon fiber wrapped 14.5" barrel and a Battle Arms 556-LW receiver set. MSTN N/M DLC coated BCG and PRI Gas Buster. Just about every titanium part V Seven makes. Geissele SSA-E trigger. VZ G10 grip and rail panels. BCM KMR rail with titanium barrel nut. Next Intent Tactical titanium adjustable gas block. SF WarComp pinned and TIG welded. Magpul MOE-SL buttstock. Tungsten Cerakote by Shapeshifter Finishing. I really hated to see this one leave....

NEMO XO Carbon 308 have same Proof Research carbon barrel

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[h=2]XO Carbon (.308)[/h] .308 Winchester

Ultra Accurate Precision .308 Patterned AR

$5100.00

 

[MSTN]

NEMO XO Carbon 308 have same Proof Research carbon barrel

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[h=2]XO Carbon (.308)[/h] .308 Winchester

Ultra Accurate Precision .308 Patterned AR

$5100.00

Cool.

 

[N-C]

Cool.

I do not have this AR10 but I'm looking one now

 

[Veer_G]

I know, I know, Veer_G spends all of his time in the Bear Pit and never makes those posts, you know what I mean?

Hopefully, this'll give your weekends a good start.






Just turned the last screw on her two hours ago. I think I shall call her "Agnieszka," in an homage to a past European sojourn, as weapons are as close to strange as I'll ever get. The build is DMR-ish, I guess, the result of a few lazy years of parts accumulation. As the pile grew, I accelerated the pace, and here we are after a 7 month wait on the barrel, which wasn't unexpected.

From left to right:

- YHM Phantom QD FH
- Custom 20" 5.45x39 H-BAR barrel from ASI, Byers, CO, chambered for Hornady V-MAX 60gr
- Superlative Arms AGB BO .750, melonited/melonited gas tube
- VLTOR VIS-3AK "polylithic" 12" FF/upper, picatinny rails/FA
- Atlas BT10-LW17 bipod
- Stag Arms 5.56 lower (thank you, BHO) c. 2008
- Power Custom Oversize Magazine Release
- Geissele NM DMR trigger
- No-Name 5.45x39 BCG
- DEZ Tactical Arms Enhanced FP
- Custom extractor cut down from 7.62x39 model
- BCM Gunfighter CH
- Brownells AR16/M16 Oversized Trigger Guard
- Radian Talon 45/90 Ambidextrous Safety
- Sierra Precision M16/AR15 grip
- JP Enterprises Silent Captured Recoil Buffer Spring Assembly Gen 2
- Luth MBA1 buttstock/QD sling swivel (not pictured)
- CTK AR Rail
- CTK Ultimate Rail-Pod

Glass and mount are being thought out, and I have a pair of Troy HK-style Micro Battlesights. As-is, 10.2 lbs.

Comments?

 

[DirtMerchant]

A bunch of parts I threw to together for a 18" DMR

 

[TonyTheTiger]

I know, I know, Veer_G spends all of his time in the Bear Pit and never makes those posts, you know what I mean?

Hopefully, this'll give your weekends a good start.






Just turned the last screw on her two hours ago. I think I shall call her "Agnieszka," in an homage to a past European sojourn, as weapons are as close to strange as I'll ever get. The build is DMR-ish, I guess, the result of a few lazy years of parts accumulation. As the pile grew, I accelerated the pace, and here we are after a 7 month wait on the barrel, which wasn't unexpected.

From left to right:

- YHM Phantom QD FH
- Custom 20" 5.45x39 H-BAR barrel from ASI, Byers, CO, chambered for Hornady V-MAX 60gr
- Superlative Arms AGB BO .750, melonited/melonited gas tube
- VLTOR VIS-3AK "polylithic" 12" FF/upper, picatinny rails/FA
- Atlas BT10-LW17 bipod
- Stag Arms 5.56 lower (thank you, BHO) c. 2008
- Power Custom Oversize Magazine Release
- Geissele NM DMR trigger
- No-Name 5.45x39 BCG
- DEZ Tactical Arms Enhanced FP
- Custom extractor cut down from 7.62x39 model
- BCM Gunfighter CH
- Brownells AR16/M16 Oversized Trigger Guard
- Radian Talon 45/90 Ambidextrous Safety
- Sierra Precision M16/AR15 grip
- JP Enterprises Silent Captured Recoil Buffer Spring Assembly Gen 2
- Luth MBA1 buttstock/QD sling swivel (not pictured)
- CTK AR Rail
- CTK Ultimate Rail-Pod

Glass and mount are being thought out, and I have a pair of Troy HK-style Micro Battlesights. As-is, 10.2 lbs.

Comments?

You need to get a range report on this thing ASAP! I've always thought a 5.45 AR would be awesome but I don't have the balls to get too far off the beaten path.

 

[Veer_G]

You need to get a range report on this thing ASAP! I've always thought a 5.45 AR would be awesome but I don't have the balls to get too far off the beaten path.

If you don't get off the beaten path, Kirk, how are you ever gonna get to hook up with blue-skinned women with fire-red hair?

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I am looking for an optics solution right now. Fear not.

 

[TonyTheTiger]

If you don't get off the beaten path, Kirk, how are you ever gonna get to hook up with blue-skinned women with fire-red hair?

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I am looking for an optics solution right now. Fear not.

You're logic is irrefutable Spock.

 

[texas_vet00]

 

[MSTN]

A recent 6.5 Grendel build. The parts:

Bartlein 1x8 5R 20" barrel by Craddock Precision
JP 6.5 Grendel bolt
Young MFG N/M bolt carrier plus internals all Ionbond DLC coated
Seekins billet receiver set and rail
Geissele N/M trigger
PRI Gas Buster
Vltor A5 recoil system
Lotsa V Seven titanium goodness: receiver end plate and tube nut, forward assist assembly, safety selector, push pins, ejection port door, etc.
SLR adjustable gas block
Thunder Beast Ultra 7 in 6.5mm
Nightforce ATACR F1 4-16x42 with Mil-R reticle
Spuhr SP-4026 mount
Magpul STR stock
Sierra Precision Rifle grip
E Lander 17-RD 6.5 Grendel magazine
LRA bipod
Cerakote by Shapeshifter Finishing
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[Veer_G]

You're logic is irrefutable Spock.

Scope and mount are on their way. I'll miss my spleen. Hopefully, I won't need it too badly.

 

[TonyTheTiger]

Spleens are overrated. I'm more of a semen donor myself, but the $/oz rate dropped off significantly once I passed my early 20's.

 

[1J04]

I know, I know, Veer_G spends all of his time in the Bear Pit and never makes those posts, you know what I mean?

Hopefully, this'll give your weekends a good start.






Just turned the last screw on her two hours ago. I think I shall call her "Agnieszka," in an homage to a past European sojourn, as weapons are as close to strange as I'll ever get. The build is DMR-ish, I guess, the result of a few lazy years of parts accumulation. As the pile grew, I accelerated the pace, and here we are after a 7 month wait on the barrel, which wasn't unexpected.

From left to right:

- YHM Phantom QD FH
- Custom 20" 5.45x39 H-BAR barrel from ASI, Byers, CO, chambered for Hornady V-MAX 60gr
- Superlative Arms AGB BO .750, melonited/melonited gas tube
- VLTOR VIS-3AK "polylithic" 12" FF/upper, picatinny rails/FA
- Atlas BT10-LW17 bipod
- Stag Arms 5.56 lower (thank you, BHO) c. 2008
- Power Custom Oversize Magazine Release
- Geissele NM DMR trigger
- No-Name 5.45x39 BCG
- DEZ Tactical Arms Enhanced FP
- Custom extractor cut down from 7.62x39 model
- BCM Gunfighter CH
- Brownells AR16/M16 Oversized Trigger Guard
- Radian Talon 45/90 Ambidextrous Safety
- Sierra Precision M16/AR15 grip
- JP Enterprises Silent Captured Recoil Buffer Spring Assembly Gen 2
- Luth MBA1 buttstock/QD sling swivel (not pictured)
- CTK AR Rail
- CTK Ultimate Rail-Pod

Glass and mount are being thought out, and I have a pair of Troy HK-style Micro Battlesights. As-is, 10.2 lbs.

Comments?

Hella nice setup Veer. Very nice job you patient Son of a Gun?

 

[MSTN]

A new member of the MSTN Five Pound Club. Noveske "Skinny" 14.5" HFCL barrel. MSTN SuperLite DLC coated BCG with fitted bolt. SLR titanium adjustable gas block. Battle Arms Development 556-LW receiver set. Matching Fortis 12" Switch rail; Vltor A5 recoil system with A5-H0 buffer. Geissele SD-3G trigger. Every V Seven small part imaginable in either lightweight alloy or Titanium - receiver end plate and nut; buffer stop; grip screw; safety; push pins; and muzzle brake. New Elite Sand Cerakote by Shapeshifter Finishing.

 

[MSTN]

A custom 17" Bartlein 5R 5.56mm barrel with rifle length gas system custom made for MSTN by Craddock Precision is the "raison d'être" for this precision rig. A Battle Arms 556-LW billet receiver set acts as the foundation. All the usual MSTN componentry is here: DLC coated N/M bolt carrier group; Vltor A5 recoil system; BCM KMR; Surefire MB556; Geissele SSA-E trigger; PRI Gas Buster; SLR gas block; Magpul stock & pistol grip; plus every titanium component applicable from V Seven. Camo Cerakote by Shapeshifter Finishing.

 

[ZeroMOA]

My prairie dog rifle, Ruger SR-556VT cerakoted Magpul FDE with Leupold VX-6 3-18x44...get 0.8MOA with GMM, Weight = 11.2lbs

 

[Veer_G]

A custom 17" Bartlein 5R 5.56mm barrel with rifle length gas system custom made for MSTN by Craddock Precision is the "raison d'être" for this precision rig. A Battle Arms 556-LW billet receiver set acts as the foundation. All the usual MSTN componentry is here: DLC coated N/M bolt carrier group; Vltor A5 recoil system; BCM KMR; Surefire MB556; Geissele SSA-E trigger; PRI Gas Buster; SLR gas block; Magpul stock & pistol grip; plus every titanium component applicable from V Seven. Camo Cerakote by Shapeshifter Finishing.

You might want to let Shape Shifter know that their website is down.

 

[MSTN]

You might want to let Shape Shifter know that their website is down.

Done. Thank you.

 

[Pyzik]

I don't think I've posted here. Newest build. Things are only hand tight. Receivers came back yesterday and I wanted to see how it looked together.
Grabbed a gunshow Harris knock off yesterday too. We'll see how it works until I splurge on a nicer one. Want to upgrade the trigger first.


CMT KM3 SPR by Damage Photos, on Flickr

 

[atomic41]

Here's my .223 precision shooter. It averages .5 MOA groups at 100y with 77gr Fed Gold SMK, but I don't shoot many groups. I built it to try out the gas gun PRS series and shoot some local matches.

.223 Wylde, 20", Rainier Ultramatch barrel
AP receivers
Geiselle SDE
Lantac Dragon brake
BCM KMR rail
Luth Ar stock

 

[YDCtaco]

SPR Build:
PSA Upper- FN 18in Stainless Barrel 1:7, 15in MI keymod rail
A2 FH
PSA FA BCG
Leupold Mark AR 3-9x40/Leupold Mark AR Base
Bushmaster Stripped Lower, PSA parts kit
Rock River A2 Buttstock Kit
Geissele SSA
Harris 6-9 BRM/ Larue Keymod Mount?

 

[wahootwo]

LaRue 20" OBR 556
Didn't need much, just changed out the stock.

 

[Forgetful Coyote]

MSTN what's your favorite receiver?

 

[MSTN]

MSTN what's your favorite receiver?

That's an excellent question - And a tough one to answer. I stock and regularly build off of Battle Arms Development, SanTan Tactical, V Seven, Seekins, as well as 2A Armament receiver sets. Each has its strong points.

It's a pleasure working with high end components like these. They're as close to perfection in terms of design, fit, and finish as I believe can be achieved. And there is never a fitment issue.

In terms of ultra light weight, BAD, V Seven, and 2A can't be beat. So, how does one choose? It's all about style points at this level. All three are masterpieces. And style points really take in the forend design. For example, we are really comparing in the lightweight category:

BAD receiver set with Fortis Switch or BCM KMR rail (Geissele rails will not fit!)
V Seven receiver set with V Seven Enlightened handguard (An updated Noveske NSR with a titanium barrel nut, in my view)
2A receiver set with 2A Balios rail

Lightweight rifles built on these receivers with quality barrels will definitely surprise you in the accuracy department, too. But the shooter must deploy the weapon in a consistent manner to see this type of performance.

In terms of raw accuracy potential, I feel the rigidity of the Seekins IRMT upper receiver design simply can't be beat. But keep in mind that a Seekins mag well will NOT accept a Magpul Gen 3 magazine. The Seekins billet receiver set was perfect for my personal 6.5 Grendel build, using a more conventional E-Lander metal magazine. The Seekins billet receivers tend to be heavier than the others mentioned here.

At a sweet spot in the middle of the weight spectrum is the SanTan Pillar receiver set. They come complete with ambi mag release and bolt release, as well, and at a very fair price. The SanTan Pillar receiver set is at home with Geissele, BCM KMR, Fortis, and KAC URX rails. The CNC scalloping all over this creation is for more than just looks. It is adding material in key areas to strengthen the upper receiver. The end result is another visually stunning design that looks as sharp as it can perform.

In terms of billet upper receivers from the above companies, don't think you can buy any of these billet uppers and have it drop right onto your XYZ lower. With this level of precision fit, parts interchangeability suffers to a degree. It might - or might not - fit. I strongly suggest you stick with receiver SETS. As far as I know, only LaRue knows how to make a billet upper that will consistently fit ANY lower and not wiggle.

 

[BootyLord]

16" Larue predatobr 5.56
Sphur mount
Larue/Harris QD bipod
Rifles Only carbine sling
Magpul prs gen 3 stock
Nightforce nxs 2.5-10x42 mil-r

 

[Veer_G]

I know, I know, Veer_G spends all of his time in the Bear Pit and never makes those posts, you know what I mean?

Hopefully, this'll give your weekends a good start.



- YHM Phantom QD FH
- Custom 20" 5.45x39 H-BAR barrel from ASI, Byers, CO, chambered for Hornady V-MAX 60gr
- Superlative Arms AGB BO .750, melonited/melonited gas tube
- VLTOR VIS-3AK "polylithic" 12" FF/upper, picatinny rails/FA
- Schmidt & Bender 3-12 x 50 PMII LP
- Tenebraex caps
- Geissele Super Precision Hyper Extended 34mm 20 MOA mount
- Green Light Precision Cat Tail
- Burris FastFire III
- Daniel Defense 1 O'clock Offset Picatinny Rail
- Tactical Intervention AR Slip Cuff QR sling
- Daniel Defense QD Sling Swivel Mount
- Atlas BT10-LW17 bipod
- Stag Arms 5.56 lower (thank you, BHO) c. 2008
- Power Custom Oversize Magazine Release
- Geissele Maritime Bolt Catch
- Geissele NM DMR trigger
- No-Name 5.45x39 BCG
- DEZ Tactical Arms Enhanced FP
- Custom extractor cut down from 7.62x39 model
- No-Name CH/Badger Tac Latch
- Brownells AR16/M16 Oversized Trigger Guard
- Radian Talon 45/90 Ambidextrous Safety
- Sierra Precision M16/AR15 grip
- JP Enterprises Silent Captured Recoil Buffer Spring Assembly Gen 2
- Luth MBA1 buttstock/QD sling swivel
- CTK AR Rail
- CTK Ultimate Rail-Pod

Still to come: ACD/ACI combination device ...

The range report, such as it is, sits in The Bear Pit.

 

[jjseman]

6.5 Creedmoor build

 

[Trigger Monkey]

My reconfigured AR, it was what I used for 2-gun matches but now I've made it into a more precision oriented AR.

 

[Rory_Fritz]

 

[RetMSgt]

Nothing fancy--setup for coyotes. Seekins Precision SPRO3G, Vortex Razor HD Light Hunter 3-15x42, LaRue QR mount, tactical link sling.